15 Nov 2024

The size of the Edison class

The Edison-class was a type of Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the early 25th century. Based on the configuration of the Hoover class from the 23rd century, it contains many design elements of the ships from "Star Trek First Contact", especially the Saber class.

 According to this blueprint the ship has 20 decks.

schematic by Star Trek Online

  • The premise for all my deck calculations: a deck is 2.5m + 0.5m for EPS cables, power cables, ... = 3m height for a deck. 
  • My calculations follow a purely mathematical approach. I do not compare bridge modules or disk heights with each other. I always pull in decks based on the rows of windows and then calculate a physically plausible room height.
With a deck height of 3m, this results in a total length of 379.4m.
The official length is therefore correct.
This is one of the few examples where the official length of the ship coincides with the mathematical "real" ones.